Brenden
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #2,883 for boys
Brenden is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).
What does Brenden mean?
Irish
A male given name from Irish, of occasional usage, variant of Brendan.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Brenden a girl's or a boy's name?
Brenden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 43 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Brenden in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Brenden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Brenden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,140 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 20 | #951 |
| 2001 | 20 | #913 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 23 | #782 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Brenden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,883rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43 about 1 in 40,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Brenden, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,451st. Its busiest year was 2000, with 1,394 boys. It first appears in the records in 1956.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Brenden than any year since 1971.
Half of all the boys named Brenden in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 293 boys in the US were given Brenden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #783, up from #2,883 for this spelling alone.
Brenden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2024 | 54 | #2,502 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,289 |
| 2022 | 78 | #1,964 |
| 2021 | 104 | #1,621 |
| 2020 | 119 | #1,451 |
| 2019 | 131 | #1,365 |
| 2018 | 170 | #1,135 |
| 2017 | 205 | #993 |
| 2016 | 204 | #999 |
| 2015 | 242 | #897 |
| 2014 | 345 | #706 |
| 2013 | 430 | #590 |
| 2012 | 533 | #499 |
| 2011 | 579 | #463 |
| 2010 | 753 | #382 |
| 2009 | 891 | #351 |
| 2008 | 898 | #352 |
| 2007 | 1,004 | #318 |
| 2006 | 1,011 | #316 |
| 2005 | 1,002 | #323 |
| 2004 | 1,145 | #278 |
| 2003 | 1,184 | #266 |
| 2002 | 1,240 | #259 |
| 2001 | 1,221 | #267 |
| 2000 | 1,394 | #243 |
| 1999 | 1,316 | #242 |
| 1998 | 1,267 | #245 |
| 1997 | 1,109 | #255 |
| 1996 | 908 | #293 |
| 1995 | 705 | #349 |
| 1994 | 731 | #337 |
| 1993 | 571 | #405 |
| 1992 | 509 | #435 |
| 1991 | 451 | #466 |
| 1990 | 363 | #516 |
| 1989 | 313 | #548 |
| 1988 | 295 | #532 |
| 1987 | 285 | #538 |
| 1986 | 202 | #631 |
| 1985 | 147 | #728 |
| 1984 | 168 | #669 |
| 1983 | 128 | #763 |
| 1982 | 119 | #809 |
| 1981 | 104 | #870 |
| 1980 | 103 | #878 |
| 1979 | 86 | #952 |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,149 |
| 1977 | 72 | #1,012 |
| 1976 | 71 | #990 |
| 1975 | 66 | #1,007 |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,244 |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,147 |
| 1972 | 49 | #1,163 |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,289 |
| 1970 | 32 | #1,493 |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,198 |
| 1968 | 64 | #898 |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,180 |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,027 |
| 1965 | 31 | #1,385 |
| 1964 | 17 | #1,974 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,502 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
Names like Brenden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden, Brayden, Declan, Finn, Brody, Keegan, Kian, Brogan, Kayden, Ronan, Conan, Ryan
Other spellings of Brenden
Names related to Brenden
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Brenden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brenden, updated 20 October 2026.